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A review by aliceofx
Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
2.0
The second book in the Dexter series continues the story of Dexter Morgan. In Dearly Devoted Dexter he must catch Dr. Danco who wreaks revenge on those who wronged him.
After I finished the first book, Darkly Dreaming Dexter, I thought it was okay but I was not excited about the series but I decided to continue with the next book. I figured it might be do to the fact that I was already aware of the twist and this book, seeing as how its story has not been in the TV show, would let me see the books more clearly. What little love I had before for the series was utterly killed by this book and I'm not going to continue with the next.
If I had to describe Dearly Devoted Dexter in one word it would probably be dull. The first book had its interesting moments but this book is completely devoid of them. But what it does have is huge holes in logic with nearly every character behaving in a way that makes no sense whatsoever. I mean what do you do when you know where a dangerous criminal resides? Do you a) call the cops for backup or b) go in there alone without any weapons? What do you do when you find a ring in your boyfriend’s pants? Do you a) assume it's just a ring or b) presume that he intends to propose even though it's not even in a fancy box or anything. What do you do when you know someone has been taken by a dangerous criminal and will be horribly disfigured? Do you a) tell the cops about it or b) tell nobody because you can totally take care of this yourself. I would get why Dexter would do that, being a sociopath and what not, but Deborah and Chutsky? And speaking of them - where the heck did their romance came from? One moment they're just working together and the next "Oh, Dexter, I love him so". That is just beyond sloppy. In fact a lot in this book feels sloppy or that the author just lost countless pages because it feels that so much is missing from this book.
And of course it has all the problems of the first book - all the other characters besides Dexter are one-dimensional and barely there, they do nothing important and it's always Dexter who saves the day. Also we find out who the killer is and what is his motivation pretty quickly so the mystery is practically non-existent. After that the story tries to be a thriller and fails.
So like I previously said I'm not going to continue reading the series. The Showtime series proved that the idea of Dexter has a lot of potential but only in the hands of a lot better writers than Jeff Lindsay.
After I finished the first book, Darkly Dreaming Dexter, I thought it was okay but I was not excited about the series but I decided to continue with the next book. I figured it might be do to the fact that I was already aware of the twist and this book, seeing as how its story has not been in the TV show, would let me see the books more clearly. What little love I had before for the series was utterly killed by this book and I'm not going to continue with the next.
If I had to describe Dearly Devoted Dexter in one word it would probably be dull. The first book had its interesting moments but this book is completely devoid of them. But what it does have is huge holes in logic with nearly every character behaving in a way that makes no sense whatsoever. I mean what do you do when you know where a dangerous criminal resides? Do you a) call the cops for backup or b) go in there alone without any weapons? What do you do when you find a ring in your boyfriend’s pants? Do you a) assume it's just a ring or b) presume that he intends to propose even though it's not even in a fancy box or anything. What do you do when you know someone has been taken by a dangerous criminal and will be horribly disfigured? Do you a) tell the cops about it or b) tell nobody because you can totally take care of this yourself. I would get why Dexter would do that, being a sociopath and what not, but Deborah and Chutsky? And speaking of them - where the heck did their romance came from? One moment they're just working together and the next "Oh, Dexter, I love him so". That is just beyond sloppy. In fact a lot in this book feels sloppy or that the author just lost countless pages because it feels that so much is missing from this book.
And of course it has all the problems of the first book - all the other characters besides Dexter are one-dimensional and barely there, they do nothing important and it's always Dexter who saves the day. Also we find out who the killer is and what is his motivation pretty quickly so the mystery is practically non-existent. After that the story tries to be a thriller and fails.
So like I previously said I'm not going to continue reading the series. The Showtime series proved that the idea of Dexter has a lot of potential but only in the hands of a lot better writers than Jeff Lindsay.